Semi-endogenous versus Schumpeterian growth models: Testing the knowledge production function using international data

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-26

  Madsen, Jakob B ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Schumpeterian growth theory; Semi endogenous growth theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 40249084573     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10887-007-9024-0     Document Type: Article

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